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The Prophecy
of Isaias 54
Give praise, O thou barren, that bearest not: sing forth
praise, and make a joyful noise, thou that didst not
travail with child: for many are the children of the
desolate, more than of her that hath a husband, saith
the Lord.
Enlarge the place of thy tent, and stretch out the skins
of thy tabernacles, spare not: lengthen thy cords, and
strengthen thy stakes.
For thou shalt pass on to the right hand, and to the
left: and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and shall
inhabit the desolate cities.
Fear not, for thou shalt not be confounded, nor blush:
for thou shalt not be put to shame, because thou shalt
forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt remember no
more the reproach of thy widowhood.
For he that made thee shall rule over thee, the Lord
of hosts is his name: and thy Redeemer, the Holy One
of Israel, shall be called the God of all the earth.
For the Lord hath called thee as woman forsaken and
mourning in spirit, end se a wife cast off from her
youth, said thy God.
For a, small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great
mercies will I gather thee.
In a moment of indignation have I hid my face a little
while from thee, but with everlasting kindness have
I had mercy on thee, said the Lord thy Redeemer.
This thing is to me as in the days of Noe, to whom I
swore, that I would no more bring in the waters of Noe
upon the earth: so have I sworn not to be angry with
thee, and not to rebuke thee.
For the mountains shall be moved, and the hills shall
tremble; but my mercy shall not depart from thee, and
the covenant of my peace shall not be moved: said the
Lord that hath mercy on thee.
O poor little one, tossed with tempest, without all
comfort, behold I will lay thy stones in order, and
will lay thy foundations with sapphires,
And I will make thy bulwarks of jasper: and thy gates
of graven stones, and all thy borders of desirable stones.
All thy children shall be taught of the Lord: and great
shall be the peace of thy children.
And thou shalt be founded in justice: depart far from
oppression, for thou shalt not fear; and from terror,
for it shall not come near thee.
Behold, an inhabitant shall come, who was not with me,
he that was a stranger to thee before, shall be joined
to thee.
Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals
in the fire, and bringeth forth an instrument for his
work, and I have created the killer to destroy.
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper:
and every tongue that resisteth thee in judgment, thou
shalt condemn. This is the inheritance of the servants
of the Lord, and their justice with me, saith the Lord. |